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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Eaton wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Rob Antonishen wrote:
> > http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/efficientlego
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> > Stacking pieces into large objects with overlap to allow separation.
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> While neat, this may actually cause your bricks to warp slightly over time! How
> much, how badly, and in what ways depend on many things, but all in all, I think
> it's probably better to store your bricks separately. I find that this is more
> of an issue for newer parts than older ones (older mixtures of ABS seem more
> brittle and less prone to warping, perhaps?), and typically the problem isn't
> terribly noticeable-- you'll just lose some clutch power.
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> The most noticeable instances of this are from old sets that you might buy on
> Ebay or the like. Often you can tell that certain pieces have been stuck
> together for years because the clutch power has gone WAY down (not to mention
> that models on display often discolor differently).
>
> One instance where this hit me was in my model AT-AT, which used those 4x4 1/4
> round plates in stacks with other plates. The head of the model was held up
> purely by the clutch power of these elements. When first constructed in 2000, it
> worked great! Several years later in 2003 (the neck stayed assembled for the
> duration), it wouldn't hold the head up consistantly at all. Apparently the
> elements lost JUST enough clutch power to make the model no longer useable.
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> DaveE
You are very correct. At first I did build the bricks into stacks of 10 each.
Over the years I saw them fall apart and when I went to put them back together
where they fell apart, they would not stay together very well and would fall
apart again. I noticed this mostly in the bricks and did not try it with
plates, however paltes might not do this in that they have just 1/3 or less
wiggle room. I would recommend always storing any lego element not assembled.
John P
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